OMG!… here we go, put on your party hats and get your groove on because BadAss Quilters Society has totally “jumped the shark” with this 8,000 celebration! Are you ready to hear about all the amazing gifts that will be giving to FOUR very lucky winners?? — of course you are! ( click on most any logo-photo for direct links to these amazing products, companies and artisans)
We are so excited to welcome Sizzix to the party and, they have been so very kind as to bring FOUR Big Shot Pros as well as a gorgeous assortment of dies which we will be showing off later this week!.
Talk about a great party guest!… welcome back to Aurifil Thread who has been so very kind to partner with us on many giveaways, each better than the one before! This time they have been so kind as to bring a 48 spools of gorgeous thread for each of our 4 winners!
Doing good and looking good while doing it, that is Akonye Kena. Fair Trade goods that are beautiful and useful to boot! Akonye Kena has done so right by us once again with with a generous donation of their much coveted Market Baskets as well has gorgeous hand sewing Perle Cottons from House of Embroidery.
Do you know Splinters and Thread?.. Quilting, embroidery, block printing and more! This company is a creative powerhouse so make sure to check back in to see the amazing gifts packs they have created just for this event!
SQUEEEEE!.. yes, the one and only Karen McTavish has been the amazing badass you always knew she was and has been so cool as to send us four of her just released, expanded and revised editions of her classic Mastering the Art of Mctavishing!!!!
Ever stuck on just how you should quilt that very special top? Stone House quilting has the help you need with their Divide and Design CD – It is a complete class in a box and there is on for each of our winners!
Do you love bags? If so you TOTALLY need to know Sara Lawson of Sew Sweetness. Sara has been an amazing supporter of BAQS from the start and we are HUGE fans of both her patterns and her books. Sara had rocked it hard with copies of just about all of her patterns for each of our four winners! {gasp!)
WE ARE SEW WORTH IT
and so is Sam Hunter of Hunter’s Design Studio! You are going to FLIP when you see the awesome selection of quilting patterns she has for each of our winners! I am showing you just a bit of her amazing selection.. click on the image to see the rest!
Aplique the fast and fun way with Rose Hughes.. and she is not kidding! Using Rose’s Fast-Piece Appliqué™ method you are well on your way to an amazing quilt in no time! I am so excited that she is going to be sharing one of her books with each of our winners!
The quilt store world can run one of two ways, insular or expansive and as you can guess I favor the expansive model as does In Town Quilters of Decatur, Georgia (Atlanta friendly). I feel blessed each day to have yet another quilt shop owner who believes in the bigger process of cooperative business and I never hesitate to send SPOOL customers to InTown since I know they will get the same great service that I give my customers. With both an online and brick and mortar storefronts our winners will have no problem spending their very generous gift certificates graciously given to us by the owner Sarah Phillips.
Fresh, friendly and fun, created with the quilter in mind, Easy Peazy patterns never fail to put a smile on! I am excited to see all the projects our winners make from these patterns!
Kim Stotsenberg rocks the quilting machine and can’t wait for our winners to enjoy her fantastic books that get your quilts done with a minimum of stopping and starting. ( You have to love that!)
It was the Wicked sensation of the summer and now it is going to be a book and there are four copies being held for our winners! There are a very limited number of these books so if you don’t want to miss your chance do pop over and get your own while they are still available. ( If you happen to win I am sure that you can gift one to a Wicked friend !)
I don’t know a progressive or art quilter who is not drooling over this book and I am so happy that Karlee is a card carrying BadAss quilter herself and was so kind as to give us four of her new book to give
away. Click on the book image for more photos… you will be BLOWN AWAY!
Meg Cox knows quilting and for those who want a definitive guide to the quilt world this is it! This is a hefty book stuffed full of the answers to all those questions your wonder about but are not quite sure who might know.. Every quilter needs this book, lucky for our winners we have copies for each of them!
Ah, art quilting, the poor misunderstood child of the quilting world, or so the saying goes… well screw that! Art quilting and the supplies to do it are fresh, accessible and addictive and Fiber on Whim is a leader in this market. You will drool when you see what Kristin has put together for our winners! Until then click on her logo and start dreaming….
Welcome to Swirly Girls we are so glad you are here for the party! We can’t wait to show off the swag!
Hello LoveBug Studios and Ebony Love… we can’t wait to see what you have brought!
Yes yes… there is more!..
Pssstt. If you wanted to look with me into my crystal ball I would tell you that I see art-quilting being the next big thing and Smudged and Lynn Krawozyk are going to part of the pack leading the way in this movement
Like a playground for creative adults! San Luis Obispo CA you are one lucky group of people to have this in your back yard!
AND MORE TO COME!!!
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Ok… so here is the deal, this giveaway begins now and ends Monday the 22nd at 6pm Eastern.
You may leave one comment for one chance to enter. Multiple comments will be deleted and you will be forced to wear the cone of shame.
Answer the question about what it means to you to be a BadAss Quilter and while you are at it be a dear and tell us if you are using die- cutting already in your quilt-life.
When comments close on the 22nd we will be taking a day or two to handle the technical details, then we are going to let the Jolly Elf himself arrive and that leads us right to DECEMBER 26 when we will announce our winners!!!!
ALL winners must reply within 48 hours ( 6pm Eastern Dec 28th) to claim their prize. If not there will be a redrawing for those not claimed.
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Now to the legal bits-
Family and employees of BadAss Quilters Society and SPOOL are not eligible for this giveaway. ( Yes it sucks, we know)
This giveaway is limited to the United States and Canada ( Again this sucks since we LOVE all of our BAQS members)
All prizes listed and their fulfillment are based on the companies listed getting their products to BAQS in order to be included in the prize boxes.
( This means if for some reason a company does not come through with their gifts we at BAQS are not held responsible)
Prize substitutions are possible
All winners are liable for all gift/prize or giveaway tax that might be applicable in their state or provience.
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So are you ready?… remember leave a comment ( it might take upwards of 20 minutes for it to show on the blog, DON’T PANIC)
Answer the questions about what it means to you to be a BadAss Quilter and tell us if you are using die- cutting already in your quilt-life.
And share this post to increase the fun!!!
Badass for me is quilting the way I want, with no rules!
BadAss Quilting … quilting outside the lines, bringing new life to traditional patterns … and having more fabric, patterns and unfinished projects that you can only hope to use up in your lifetime.
Being a Bad Ass Quilter means confidence to me. Confidence in myself and my abilities. It also reminds me I am free to experiment and try new things.
Congrats, BAQS, on the 8000!
I haven’t tried the die cutting yet, but I am intrigued by the precision.
It is all about tolerance and attitude! We love who we love and we love what we do. We welcome new ideas and encourage others to follow their own path. There is no right way or wrong way just the way our hearts guide us. We help when asked but do not push our ways onto others. We do not denigrate others because we do not agree with them. We strive to be who we are and hope through our actions those around us are comfortable enough to be themselves. We have a “no rules” way of life without hurting others. We do what makes us feel good. We quilt or sew or embroider or laugh or dance or eat and drink or get tattoos with abandon. We smile a lot. We are BAQs. And yes, some of us would love to try a die cutting machine for fabric. Thanks for all you do, Maddie. I hope to see your shop (or you see mine) and we share some time chatting one day.
Colors outside of the lines, runs with scissors and is so into your own creative space.
Getting to make something in my own style, colors and time!!! Having my own die cutter would be a dream come true since I have seen these beauties demoed and would love one of my own someday!
Being a BadAss Quilter means I’m free to be me! Think outside the box with color and changing patterns to get what I like. Have not used die cutting as of yet, but is on my Quilting Bucket List.
Thanks for being you Maddie and encouraging the rest of us.
Merry Christmas everyone!
Being a Badass Quilter means letting your freak flag fly and embracing the beauty and diversity that comes in all creative endeavors. I haven’t yet used die cuts but would love to try it out.
BAQ is a moniker I’m proud of. Owning and being influenced by but not restricted by the craft of our mothers and grandmothers and making quilting our own. Breaking some rules where we see fit. Being inspired by everything around us and interpreting pattern and technique in our own way. Pride in our creativity and accomplishments. Taking names.
Being a Badass quilter means allowing my creativity to come out even if it isn’t traditionally correct. Enjoying, supporting, even celebrating the differences between everyone.
I don’t have a die cut machine but would like to try one.
Congrats on 8000+!
For me, being a badass quilter means I can make/quilt what makes me happy. What speaks to me. I don’t need to please anyone else. I’m free to be me!
I don’t use die cuts, yet. Totally on my wish list! You can tell Santa for me, right Maddy?!
Badass Quilting means knowing the rules and breaking them anyway; pushing yourself to try something new and have fun doing it; taking pride in your work – mistakes and all; dropping the words “can’t & don’t” from your vocabulary; grabbing that next project with both hands and owning it!
Congrats on 8,000+! Thanks to all the sponsors for some awesome swag (that would look even more awesome in my sewing room). I do use a die cut for projects and really enjoy & appreciate the accuracy.
I’ve always loved sewing and fell in love with quilting a couple of years ago. It’s just… so much fun and relaxing for me. I appreciate the freedom that the whole process – from a pattern calling me to sewing down the last inch if binding – gives me. I don’t currently have a die cutter, but I think Santa is going to leave one under the tree this year.
Being a Bad Ass Quilter to me means being able to make your own path, take the bad with the good, and finish feeling like you accomplished something, and not too shabby, either! I don’t have a die cutter and haven’t tried it yet.
I am a quilter because I flunked Calculus and couldn’t be a Civil Engineer. I will try any pattern once – am fascinated by curves – I’m a Bad Ass Quilter because I made my a Drunkard’s path baby quilt for my friend’s first Grandchild. I have never used a die cutter, but am strongly considering it, because the arthritis in my hands makes it harder and harder to cut fabric.
The BAQS manifesto resonates with me because it is so important for us to do what makes us happy in this life. Screw those other guys who think that their way is the only way. I am barely learning to quilt, but this group had made me feel less tentative about it – like i don’t have to please anyone.
I don’t have an accu-thingie 🙂 but I am open to trying new things.
Keep doing what you do.
For me, being a badass quilter means that I have found ways to keep doing what I love & am now learning machine quilting after years of being a hand-quilter… I loved hand quilting, but autoimmune arthritis made it painful. Rather than give up my hobby, I dove into machine quilting. Also, I ha en’t used die cutters for quilting yet, but I’d love to try it, again…because of arthritis it might be something that makes the hobby easier for me.
My Grandma taught me to be a BadAss Quilter! Using whatever materials she had available at any given moment she made beautiful works of art that are cherished by those fortunate enough to have received one. She quilted until her eyesight completely failed her. She always told me to follow my own vision for any project. I miss her so. I have never used used a die cut but would like to explore them some time.
To me being a Badass Quilter means not worrying about the Quilt Police, just doing what makes ME happy. I have on occasion used a die- cut machine.
I guess I’m a Bad Ass Quilter — I have never felt there were “rules” that had to be followed. If you do it and you like the result, then it’s okay! I haven’t done any die-cutting, but I’ve been seriously considering a scan-n-cut because then I wouldn’t be tied to just commercially available shapes
Not following the rules and listening to my own drum makes me a badass quilter. I have a die cutter but don’t use it as much as I’d like. Congrats Maddie on this milestone.
Love BadAss quilters. Having a community where everyone is accepted and encouraged to be themselves is wonderful. I don’t use die cutting at this time but am intrigued by it.
I think it means I’m not afraid to try new things, like a technique or toy. To be fearless in my quilting dreams and checking off that long quilty bucket list one by one! I’ve Never used dye cuts before but would love to try them out sometime
Being a Bad Ass quilter is quilting the way that you want, and not giving a damn about what others think of your quilting style.
BAQ is to me the greatest reason to quilt. There are no rules, just fun and friendships that will last a lifetime. I always loved sewing but you showed me that quilting could give me a thrill as I give to others. Thank you for letting funky be ok!
I love quilting, I love fabric. Being a BAQ gives me a place to go for ideas and help. I love the inspiration that the other BAQ’s give me. I have used a die cut for cutting out my quilt pieces and love it. I would love to have a big die cut.
I’m badass quilter because I design and make my own art quilts and share my technique to make mechanical quilts. And because I have recently retired and quilt almost every day. I haven’t used a die cutting machine, yet. But I sure would like to try one.
Being a badass quilter means following my own ‘rules’ or throwing them out the window if the quilt calls for it and loving the process as much as the result.
I do not have a die cutter but it might be fun to have one!
My name is Michele and I am a BadAss. Being a BadAss is an attitude, a no-fear kind of way to approach just about anything, to include quilting. (And no, I don’t do the die-cutting thing – at the moment!)
Love the BadAss Quilter’s Society!!
i think I am a badass quilter because it is all I want to do!! Maybe I am a grinch!! I am working on three quilts and I like them so leave me alone and let me quilt. !! Nope, I don’t have any cutter except the rotary kind! I would like one but…
Being badass to me means that quilting is my hobby and my happy place. I like to challenge myself and try new things to incorporate new techniques. But it’s not about pleasing others or winning awards. It’s about being my best and adapting my skill and most of all having fun and meeting other badass women in the process. I do not alralready use die cutring in my quilting
Awesome! I use the brother scan n cut, not a true die cutter. Being a bad ass means trying new things, believing in yourself, & being proud to show your quilts no matter the level.
I am a badass quilter because I am just learning to quilt- and my only daughter just celebrated her first birthday. You have to be pretty badass to quilt while a baby crawls around your feet! I haven’t used die cuts yet, but the idea of precision cut shapes appeals to me as a pretty badass time-saver!
being a bad ass quilter means I don’t have to apologize for thinking outside the box! I actually didn’t realize there was a box. I don’t have a die cutter. Would love to win one of the prizes. Love the Bad Ass Quilters Society.
Bring a Bad Ass quilter means trying new things, thinking outside the box, making things you love and having lots of fun doing it.
I do not have a die cut machine, but it would be fun to have one.
to me, being a badass quilter is about checking my gut and making decisions that feel right to my artistic self. No matter what anyone else says.
I’ve never used dies, but I hear they’re accurate and fabulous! Thank you for this amazing giveaway.
Being a BadAss meaning listening to your heart. When you are satisfied with your work, who cares what others think.
I am unfamiliar with die-cutters. I’ve heard good things, but I haven’t tried them myself.
I am so impressed by the way BadAss Quilters Society nurtures all kinds of creativity in quilting, without judging! How wonderful to have support and input from other quilters, and to try new things without fear. Thanks for making it all possible, Maddie.
I don’t have a die cutter, and have wondered if it would fit in my process. It would be fun to find out!
Being a Bad Ass quilter allows me the freedom to be the quilter I am meant to be…doing my own thing and celebrating my craft!
i like BassAss Quilters because of the people and the quilts, training chances. Being a fairly new quilter, the group has helped me grow along with my local guild. I do own a GO and use it to cut some appliqué and 1 1/2″ strips for some patterns.
Being a Bad Ass Quilter to me means enjoying what I am doing and doing it well. Hopefully being able to share some of my work with family and friends to enjoy.. I also enjoy ‘Bad Ass I know’ donating my work to a good cause such as a school raffle or a children’s hospital.
(Isn’t it fun to see how many people feel like they are BadAss Quilters? I want one of those t-shirts!!) Quilting is definitely addictive… it scratches so many itches – creativity, math, patterns, history, tradition, color, etc. Why am I a BAQ? I’m proud of my addiction. I get so much pleasure out of sharing my creations. I love variety – and have used some pre-cuts. Cutting is not my forte but I don’t let that stop me… There are too many warm fuzzies in the quilting process. I can quilt all day and hate to walk away from my machine at the end of the day… I’m relaxed and so happy. I’m delighted to be considered a BAQ!!
Being a member of BAQS means I can come here, not be judged, feel free to be me and absorb knowledge from other members. Ahh, freedom. Haven’t had a chance to use a die-cutter.
I consider myself a BAQ because I do things MY way. I’ve never used a pattern, just make it up as I go along! I have never used a die cutter.
I’m a badass quilter and it’s expanded my mind, my confidence, my creativity and yeah, I quilt without rules and I don’t care who knows it 🙂
I’m bandaids quilt teacher! That means I’ll teach you all the old-fashioned quilt rules if you want, but I’ll never hold you to them. If you want to experiment, that”s my favorite thing.
BAQ means doing it your way. Sometimes it’s just easier to be yourself than to fit into a mold. I have used the accu cutter, but seems easier just to cut what I need and not waste so much material. I love quilting. It can make such a statement.
Being a Bad Ass Quilter . . . to me, it means understanding the rules are just guidelines, and its more than OK to color outside of the lines. Freedom to play, create, learn, explore, and just have fun playing with fabric, thread, and all forms of textiles. I have not used die-cut yet, one of many things I hope to experiment with :).
Being a BBQ is to dare yourself! The more I quilt the more daring I become to find my style in each project…each new project for me has shown me that rules are to be bent and broken. Mistakes can actually become masterpieces of quilted art. I love every aspect of quilting and have not used a die-cut tool yet, but am ready, able And badass enough to try anything now!